Jean-Jacques Dufaure

Man and environment around lake Maliq (southern Albania) during the Late Holocene

Abstract. The archaeological site of Sovjan is located at the edge of lake Maliq. It was occupied from the early Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. Pollen data from a short sequence of peat deposits dated between 4255±50 and 2420±45 uncal B.P. and charcoal, seeds and wood from archaeological deposits have provided new information on human activities in the region. They are discussed in the general frame of agricultural developments in the Balkans. Regional environment (regarding vegetation and hydrology) and climate are also discussed.

Evolution of the Croatian shore line between Porec and Split over the past 2000 years

Along the Croatian Coast we have carried out a series of divings, looking for geomophological and archaeological indicators of ancient sea-levels. A submerged notch, corresponding to a sea level lower by about 50 cm that the present one, can be observed in several places along the Croatian Coast between Porec and Zadar. A number of submerged archaeological remains like Roman quarries, fish-ponds, cisterns, give evidence that the notch corresponds to the sea level in Roman antiquity, 2000 years ago. South of this area, from Zadar to Split, Roman submerged archaeological remains are related to a sea level lower by about 1,50 m than the present one. We present our observations along the Croatian coastline, from Porec to Split, and discuss the possibility of a regional neotectonic effect on the last 2000 years.